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December 29, 2006 - "Alzheimer's and eating" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: 'Mediterranean' Diet May Cut Alzheimer's Risk
  (Womenshealth.gov)

December 28, 2006 - "Unfit teens" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health
  (National Institutes of Health)

December 27, 2006 - "How's your blood pressure?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: NIH SeniorHealth High Blood Pressure Guide
  (National Institutes of Health)

December 26, 2006 - "Stressed Out" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Ways to De-Stress and Help Your Family Do The Same
  (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)

December 25, 2006 - "A Little Drink" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Alcohol's Effects on the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
  (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

December 22, 2006 - "High on cough medicine" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse
  (Nemours Foundation)

December 21, 2006 - "What parents don't know" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Helping Your Children Navigate their Teenage Years: A Guide for Parents
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

December 20, 2006 - "Old men falling" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Exercise for Older Adults, Exercises to Try - Balance Exercises
  (National Institutes of Health)

December 19, 2006 - "The decoration walk and the mall warmup" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Holidays the Healthy Way
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 18, 2006 - "Diabetes and the Christmas cookies" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Buffet Table Tips for People with Diabetes
  (National Diabetes Education Program, National Institues of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 15, 2006 - "Exercising cell control" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Physical Activity and Cancer
  (National Cancer Institute)

December 14, 2006 - "Can a pill keep you young" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Young at Heart Tips for Older Adults
  (Weight-control Information Network)

December 13, 2006 - "The smoking car" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: U.S. Surgeon General Celebrates “World No Tobacco Day 2005” as Part of “The Year of The Healthy Child”
  (Office of the Surgeon General)

December 12, 2006 - "Carbon monoxide season" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 11, 2006 - "A happy, healthy holiday" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Holidays the Healthy Way
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 8, 2006 - "Get a move on" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Physical Activity for Everyone
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 7, 2006 - "Raiding the Medicine Chest" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Prescription Pain and Other Medications
  (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

December 6, 2006 - "Smoking and your kidneys" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: You Can Quit Smoking: Consumer Guide
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 5, 2006 - "Aunt Ethel and the holidays" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Beware of Added Stress During the Holidays
  (Montana State University)

December 4, 2006 - "Babies and salmonella" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Salmonellosis
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Dr. Frederick Angulo of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says
  • Breastfeeding reduced the risk of salmonella infection in infants younger than one year of age. [text tip]
  • Children's risk of salmonella infection was higher if they touched reptiles or rode in a shopping cart that had passed by meat and poultry. [text tip]
  • The study found salmonella can infect many children and make them very sick. [text tip]

December 1, 2006 - "Walking away from colds" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Walking: A Step in the Right Direction
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

November 30, 2006 - "Safe for kids" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Injections: How to make them easier for your child
  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

November 29, 2006 - "Flu shots for kids" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Children and the Flu Vaccine
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November 28, 2006 - "Lots of shots" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Flu Clinic Locator
  (American Lung Association)

November 27, 2006 - "Who wants to be home for the holidays with the flu?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Key Facts About Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November 24, 2006 - "Low-carbs and your heart" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Nutrition for Everyone
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November 23, 2006 - "It's Labelman!" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Make Your Calories Count
  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

November 22, 2006 - "Death and no seat belts" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Traffic Safety Facts: Occupant Protection
  (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

November 21, 2006 - "Hearts and Headaches" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
  (National Institutes of Health)

November 20, 2006 - "Want to live long?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Healthy Lifestyles
  (Food and Drug Administration)

November 17, 2006 - "Distracted kids" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Child Development (Infants, 0-1 year old)
  Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Child Development (Toddlers, 1-2 years old)
  Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Child Development (Toddlers, 2-3 years old)
  Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Child Development (Preschoolers, 3-5 years old)
  Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Child Development (Middle Childhood, 6-8 years old)
  Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Child Development (Middle Childhood, 9-11 years old)
  Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Child Development (Early Adolescence, 12-14 years old)
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November 16, 2006 - "Getting shot again" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Protecting Children From Flu: Information for Parents, Schools, and Childcare Providers
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November 15, 2006 - "Smoking and birth defects" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step:
  Preventing Smoking During Pregnancy
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Having a Healthy Pregnancy
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Dr. Sadia Malik of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, says
  • Many pregnancies are unplanned. So we feel that, if a woman is planning pregnancy, she should definitely stop smoking. But we advise that all women of reproductive age not smoke. [text tip]
  • Women who had infants with congenital heart disease were more likely to have smoked any time during the month before pregnancy to the end of the first trimester than women who had infants without birth defects. [text tip]

November 14, 2006 - "Eating fish" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Fish Facts for Nursing and Pregnant Moms and Women Who May Become Pregnant
  (Womenshealth.gov)

November 13, 2006 - "Risky anger" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Stress and Your Health
  (WomensHealth.gov)
  Dr. Christine Albert of Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, says
  • Our results suggest that emotions, particularly anger, might be able to trigger these ICD discharges. And hopefully by educating patients, families and doctors about these risks, they might be able to minimize how often the patient experiences anger – through counseling, or perhaps just lifestyle modifications. [text tip]
  • It does look like the increase in the severity of anger leads to a higher risk of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation after the episode. [text tip]

November 10, 2006 - "Money helps" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Money Matters
  (Administration on Aging)

November 9, 2006 - "Kids, homes, and day care" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Child Day Care
  (National Institutes of Health)

November 8, 2006 - "Hep A shots" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: What I need to know about Hepatitis A
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

November 7, 2006 - "Cigarette smoke and breast cancer" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Women and Smoking
  (Tobacco Information and Prevention Source)

November 6, 2006 - "Wider kids" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: LOWER YOUR RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
  (National Diabetes Education Program)
  Researcher Chaoyang Li, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says
  • The proportion of children who are obese abdominally increased more than 65 percent among boys and nearly 70 percent among girls between 1988 and 2004. [text tip]
  • Overweight kids are at a higher risk of having obesity and obesity-related disorders in adulthood, compared to those with normal weight. [text tip]

November 3, 2006 - "Slips and slides in the tub" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Preventing Falls and Fractures - Home Safety
  (NIHSeniorHealth.gov)

November 2, 2006 - "Pride's payoff" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Neighborhood Matters: Racial Socialization of African American Children
  (National Library of Medicine)

November 1, 2006 - "Making things worse" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Take Charge of Your Health--A Teenager's Guide to Better Health
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

October 31, 2006 - "Snoring young women" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Sleep Apnea Information
  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

October 30, 2006 - "Big all over" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  (HealthierUS.gov)

October 27, 2006 - "Better to give" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Volunteer Opportunities
  (Administration on Aging)

October 26, 2006 - "Smaller fat cells" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Weight Loss Information Network
  (National Institutes of Health)

October 25, 2006 - "Safer sex in Spanish" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: HIV Prevention Program Reaching Hispanic Youths Reduces Risky Sexual Behaviors
  (National Institutes of Health)

October 24, 2006 - "Who the kids know" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Diversity is a Key To Reducing Racial Bias in Schools
  (University of Maryland)

October 23, 2006 - "Wait and see" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Battle of the Bugs: Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
  (Food and Drug Administration)

October 20, 2006 - "Raising kids’ blood pressure" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Children and High Blood Pressure: Watch Your Child’s Weight
  (Mayo Clinic)

October 19, 2006 - "TLC for lower cholesterol" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol with Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)
  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

October 18, 2006 - "Building older bodies" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging
  (National Institute on Aging)

October 17, 2006 - "Heading off complicated grief" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Caregiver Stress
  (National Women's Health Information Center)

October 16, 2006 - "Mom and Dad’s rules of the road" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Parents Talking Together About Teen Driving
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

October 13, 2006 - "The owl and the baseball glove" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Brain imaging identifies best memorization strategies
  (National Institutes of Health-Supported Study at Washington University in St. Louis)

October 12, 2006 - "Consuming religious media" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Everyday Ideas to Rev Up Activity
  (National Institues of Health)

October 11, 2006 - "Take 10" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart
  (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

October 10, 2006 - "Successful losers" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Guide to Physical Activity
  (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

October 9, 2006 - "Game On" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Make Family Time Active Time
  (National Institutes of Health)

October 6, 2006 - "Actively fighting cancer" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Studies Suggest Exercise Improves Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
  (National Cancer Institute)

October 5, 2006 - "Coffee versus diabetes" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Coffee Could Help Keep Diabetes Away
  (healthfinder® - Department of Health & Human Services)

October 4, 2006 - "Flu shots for babes and toddlers" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Fact Sheet: Key Facts about Influenza and the Influenza Vaccine
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

October 3, 2006 - "Girls and the sex trade" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Fact Sheet: Street Outreach Program
  (Administration for Children & Families)

October 2, 2006 - "Bullying and special needs kids" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Stop Bullying Now
  (Health Resources and Services Administration)
  Dr. Matthew Davis of the University of Michigan says
  • A national survey indicates children with special needs are more likely experience bullying. [text tip]
  • Bullying is a common problem regardless of whether a child has a special need. [text tip]
  • Children with special needs had a greater problem with bullying. [text tip]

September 29, 2006 - "Healthier babies" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Prenatal Care
  (WomensHealth.gov)

September 28, 2006 - "Remembering sleep" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep
  (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

September 27, 2006 - "Lower limbs, high blood pressure" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: High Blood Pressure
  (NIHSeniorHealth.gov)

September 26, 2006 - "Small steps, heavier toys" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Kids in Action: Fitness for Children: Birth to Age 5
  (The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports)

September 25, 2006 - "Do you have diabetes?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: One-Third of Adults with Diabetes Still Don't Know They Have It
  (National Institutes of Health)

September 22, 2006 - "Cutting sex risk" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Talk to Your Teen
  (4Parents - Office of Public Health and Science)

September 21, 2006 - "Five things right" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Heart Disease Prevention: What You Can Do
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

September 20, 2006 - "Sleep Deprived" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep
  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

September 19, 2006 - "More help from the flu shot" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: What You Need to Know
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Dr. Harlan Krumholz of Yale says
  • "A flu shot might help people with heart disease keep the flu from making their heart disease worse." [text tip]
  • "People with heart disease should get inactivated virus vaccine from a flu shot." [text tip]
  • "People with heart disease should protect themselves from the flu and heart disease by getting the flu shot yearly." [text tip]

September 18, 2006 - "Happy old" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Good Mental Health is Ageless
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

September 15, 2006 - "Watching more, walking less" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Walking: A Step in the Right Direction
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

September 14, 2006 - "Seniors see the happy side" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Mental Health
  (Administration on Aging)

September 13, 2006 - "Getting stronger" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Trends in Strength Training
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

September 12, 2006 - "Spend your energy, save your health" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Exercise: Getting Fit For Life
  (National Institute on Aging)

September 11, 2006 - "The effects linger" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: A Real Illness: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  (National Institute of Mental Health)

September 8, 2006 - "Kids, asthma and traffic" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: What is Asthma?
  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

September 7, 2006 - "Do more to weigh less" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The President's Challenge
  (The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports)

September 6, 2006 - "The wrong road early" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Early Drinking Linked to Higher Lifetime Alcoholism Risk
  (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

September 5, 2006 - "Overweight from toddlerhood" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
  (Department of Health and Human Services)
  Dr. Philip Nader of the University of California, San Diego says
  • Overweight preschoolers had a higher risk of being overweight as they entered their teens. [text tip]
  • Weight tends to linger on preschoolers who are overweight. [text tip]
  • Parents can act to help their children control weight. [text tip]

September 4, 2006 - "Waiting for cool" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Keeping Your Cool – BAM! Body and Mind
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

September 1, 2006 - "Beyond bingeing" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Road to Recovery 2006 Ask the Expert Series
  (National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month)

August 31, 2006 - "Big and feeling bad" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Overweight and Obesity: What You Can Do
  (Office of the Surgeon General)

August 30, 2006 - "Weight and worse" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Obesity And Weight Loss
  (National Women's Health Information Center)

August 29, 2006 - "Danger and looks" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Child Development
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 28, 2006 - "The contact lens solution" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Investigation of Serious Eye Infections Associated With Soft Contact Lens Use and Contact Lens Solution
  (U. S. Food and Drug Administration)

August 25, 2006 - "Sex and rough music" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Sexually degrading music may encourage teen sex
  (National Library of Medicine)

August 24, 2006 - "Sleep and diabetes" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Tossing and Turning No More: How to get a Good Night’s Sleep
• Versión En Español – Consejos para Dormir Bien
  (National Institute on Aging)

August 23, 2006 - "Boys talk about love" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Choose Respect – an initiative to help adolescents form healthy relationships
  (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)

August 22, 2006 - "Smoking mothers, difficult toddlers" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Toddlers of Mothers Who Smoked During Pregnancy Show Behavior Problems
  (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

August 21, 2006 - "Aging with polio" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Post-Polio Syndrome Fact Sheet
  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

August 18, 2006 - "Young, big and hurt" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Youth Overweight Increases Risk of Bone Fractures, Muscle and Joint Pain
  (National Institutes of Health)

August 17, 2006 - "Intimacy and abuse" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Domestic and Intimate Partner Abuse
  (WomensHealth.gov)

August 16, 2006 - "The yin and yang of smoking" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Guide to Quitting
  (SmokeFree.gov)

August 15, 2006 - "Harder than it looks" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Aging and Your Eyes
  (National Institute on Aging)

August 14, 2006 - "Leaving the fan club" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 11, 2006 - "Dying too young" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: We Can! Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition
  (National Institutes of Health)

August 10, 2006 - "Beyond brushing" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Oral Health for Adults
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 9, 2006 - "Music sends the pain away" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Energy Medicine: An Overview
  (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

August 8, 2006 - "Bad business" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Heat Stress in the Elderly
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 7, 2006 - "Where's the sunshine vitamin" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Questions and Answers About Breastfeeding
  (National Women's Health Information Center)
  Ekhard Ziegler of the University of Iowa says
  • "More than three quarters of breastfed babies who did not receive supplements were vitamin D deficient in the winter." [text tip]
  • "A lack of vitamin D can lead to rickets." [text tip]
  • "Breastfeeding, with supplements, is recommended during the winter." [text tip]

August 4, 2006 - "Mental health and exercise" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Exercise Associated with Reduced Risk of Dementia in Older Adults
  (National Institute on Aging)

August 3, 2006 - "TV tubbies" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Obesity and Your Environment: A "Weighty" Subject
  (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

August 2, 2006 - "Love and hate" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Things You Can Do Right Away--Every Day--to Raise Your Self-esteem
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

August 1, 2006 - "The third who don't know" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: About Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
  (National Institutes of Health)

July 31, 2006 - "Too young to smoke" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
  (Office of the Surgeon General)

July 28, 2006 - "Parents smoke, kids sneeze" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Children are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke
  (Office of the Surgeon General)

July 27, 2006 - "Memory and Alzheimer's" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Understanding Memory Loss
  
• Take the Next Step: Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
  (National Institute on Aging)

July 26, 2006 - "Playing around with kids" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Healthy Eating & Physical Activity Across Your Lifespan: Helping Your Child
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

July 25, 2006 - "Sticks and stones" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Adventures in Parenting
  (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development)

July 24, 2006 - "Lonely" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Loneliness Boosts Blood Pressure in Older Adults
  (healthfinder® - Department of Health & Human Services)

July 21, 2006 - "Naptime" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: A Good Night's Sleep? Merely a Dream for Millions
  (National Institutes of Health, Word on Health)

July 20, 2006 - "More melanoma" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: What You Need To Know About Skin Cancer
  (National Cancer Institute)

July 19, 2006 - "Cancer strength" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Fatigue
  (National Cancer Institute)

July 18, 2006 - "Unsafe and overweight" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Physical Activity for Everyone: Getting Started: Stage 2 — Thinking About Change
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 17, 2006 - "Pre-dads work" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Preconception Care
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 14, 2006 - "Defensive eating" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Eating for a Healthy Heart
  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

July 13, 2006 - "Walking and living" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Walking: A Step in the Right Direction
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

July 12, 2006 - "Checked out" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age – A Checklist for Your Next Checkup
  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

July 11, 2006 - "Is it the exercise?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Exercise May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
  (National Institutes of Health)

July 10, 2006 - "Poor big teens" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Helping Your Overweight Child
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

July 7, 2006 - "Kids, calories and TV" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Nutrition for Everyone: Quick Tips: Healthy Children, Healthy Choices
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 6, 2006 - "Growing mold" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Protect Yourself From Mold
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 5, 2006 - "Deadly drivers" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Teens Behind the Wheel: Graduated Driver Licensing
  (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)
  Dr. Li-Hui Chen of Johns Hopkins University says:
  • "The important thing is to have a comprehensive program that covered a lot of different types of restrictions." [text tip]
  • "Supervise your child and drive with them to give them some practice time." [text tip]

July 4, 2006 - "Rage -- road and elsewhere" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Intermittent Explosive Disorder Affects up to 16 Million Americans
  (National Institute of Mental Health)

July 3, 2006 - "Learning marriage" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Healthy Marriage Initiative
  (Administration for Children and Families)

June 30, 2006 - "On the road again" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Tips for Eating Healthy When Eating Out
  (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

June 29, 2006 - "Foods and allergies" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Advice to Consumers: Food Allergen Labeling
  (Food and Drug Administration)

June 28, 2006 - "Secondhand smoke, firsthand trouble" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
  (Office of the Surgeon General)

June 27, 2006 - "Field work" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Health Hazards in Agriculture
  (National Ag Safety Database)

June 26, 2006 - "What good are multivitamins" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: What's in the Bottle? An Introduction to Dietary Supplements
  (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

June 23, 2006 - "Boys think like that" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Boys vs Girls: Research Finds Girls Have Advantage on Timed Tests
  (Vanderbilt University)

June 22, 2006 - "Big kids do worse" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
  (Office of the Surgeon General)

June 21, 2006 - "Coming up short" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: About Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
  (National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

June 20, 2006 - "Before the storm comes" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Key Facts about Hurricane Readiness
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

June 19, 2006 - "Quitting smoking" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: You Can Quit Smoking Now
  (National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

June 16, 2006 - "Mowed down" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Machinery Safety: Mowers
  (National Ag Safety Database)

June 15, 2006 - "Drinking Greeks" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: College Drinking - Changing the Culture
  (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

June 14, 2006 - "Eyeglass injuries" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Eye Safety
  (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

June 13, 2006 - "Before better babies" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Preconception Care
  (National Center on Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities)

June 12, 2006 - "Having faith" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Prayer and Spirituality in Health: Ancient Practices, Modern Medicines
  (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

June 9, 2006 - "Does aspirin help women" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: HeartHealthyWomen.org, the online source for information on heart disease in women
  (HeartHealthyWomen)

June 8, 2006 - "Not fun" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Staying Active
  (National Women's Health Information Center)

June 7, 2006 - "Feeling in your feet" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Diabetic Neuropathies: The Nerve Damage of Diabetes
  (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)

June 6, 2006 - "Six months" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children
  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

June 5, 2006 - "Clean your plate" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Help Your Child Grow Up Healthy and Strong
  (HealthierUS.gov)
  Dr. Kyung Rhee of Boston University School of Medicine says
  
  • "Some parents had an "authoritative" style, in which they set standards but listened to and connected with their children. Others had an "authoritarian" style that focused more on simply setting rules. The "authoritative parents" were less likely to have overweight first graders." [text tip]
  • "Parenting style is only one of many things that can affect whether a child is overweight. However, she thinks authoritarian parents’ focus on setting standards may teach children to ignore their feelings of being full and keep eating anyway." [text tip]
  • "Children who are told to clean their plates learn to do that, and ignore their feelings of being full." [text tip]

June 2, 2006 - "Safe on soda" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Questions and Answers on the Occurrence of Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages
  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

June 1, 2006 - "Hispanic health" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Visit the National Alliance for Hispanic Health
  (National Alliance for Hispanic Health)

May 31, 2006 - "Oh, say, can we see?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Study Finds Most Americans Have Good Vision, But 14 Million Are Visually Impaired
  (National Eye Institute)

May 30, 2006 - "Keeping kids safe" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Adventures in Parenting
  (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development)

May 29, 2006 - "Exercise and living" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Exercise for Older Adults
  (NIH SeniorHealth)

May 26, 2006 - "Hands-free" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Distractions are Everywhere
  (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy)

May 25, 2006 - "Poor shape" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Energize Yourself and Your Family
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

May 24, 2006 - "Diabetes on the rise" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Diabetes & Me
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

May 23, 2006 - "Thinking about leaving" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Preparing to Evacuate
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

May 22, 2006 - "Before the storm" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Preparing for a Hurricane
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

May 19, 2006 - "Heading off trouble" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults
  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

May 18, 2006 - "Fillings" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Health Effects of Dental Fillings in Children
  (National Institutes of Health)

May 17, 2006 - "Drinking and thinking" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Alcohol: A Woman’s Health Issue
  (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

May 16, 2006 - "Dangerous diets" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: What’s a Healthy Weight?
  (Office on Women's Health)

May 15, 2006 - "Why watch your waist?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Dietary Guidelines for Americans--Weight Management
  (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture)

May 12, 2006 - "Craving a tan" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Health Effects of Overexposure to the Sun
  (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

May 11, 2006 - "Missing the mammogram" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Mammograms: Not Just Once, But For a Lifetime
  (National Cancer Institute)

May 10, 2006 - "Sick of your spouse" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Healthy Marriage Initiative
  (Administration for Children and Families)

May 9, 2006 - "Breathing that stuff" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: A Citizen's Guide to Radon
  (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

May 8, 2006 - "Working the joints" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Questions and Answers about Arthritis and Exercise
  (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

May 5, 2006 - "Aha!" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Creativity Fringes
  (U.S. Department of the Treasury)

May 4, 2006 - "In need of care" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Elders and Caregivers
  (Administration on Aging)

May 3, 2006 - "It's mumps" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Mumps
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

May 2, 2006 - "Time's running out" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Enroll in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
  (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

May 1, 2006 - "Kids' headaches" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: NINDS Headache Information Page
  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
  Tara Strine of HHS’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says
  
  • "There are some things that children can do themselves to ease the pain of frequent or severe headaches" [text tip]
  • "Millions of children have frequent or severe headaches" [text tip]
  • "Children with headaches were more likely to have emotional and conduct problems" [text tip]
  • "Children with headaches were more likely to have attention problems, and problems with home life and friends." [text tip]

April 28, 2006 - "Parents fight, kids hurt" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Adventures in Parenting – How Responding, Preventing, Monitoring, Mentoring and Modeling Can Help You Be A Successful Parent
  (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

April 27, 2006 - "Hurts when you’re heavy" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Overweight and Obesity: Health Consequences
  (Office of the Surgeon General)

April 26, 2006 - "Baby fat?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Ten Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Eating Disorders
  (National Eating Disorders Association)

April 25, 2006 - "Sweetness and calories" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Study Links Soft Drink Consumption to Childhood Obesity
  (Weight-control Information Network - NIDDK)

April 24, 2006 - "Get your Zzz's" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Sleeping Difficulty
  (MedlinePlus)

April 21, 2006 - "Adventures in weight loss" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: 10 Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
  (The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports)

April 20, 2006 - "Early lunch, late snack" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Different Bodies. Different Needs
  (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

April 19, 2006 - "Getting better at getting checked" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers
  (Centers for Disease Control Prevention)

April 18, 2006 - "Help makes it better" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: A Quick Guide to Finding Effective Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment
  (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment)

April 17, 2006 - "Who dies in the crash" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Aim for a Healthy Weight
  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

April 14, 2006 - "More soda, less milk" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Tweens and Teens Need Calcium Now More Than Ever!
  (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

April 13, 2006 - "Anger management" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Stress Management
  (National Library of Medicine)

April 12, 2006 - "Ease for the knees?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) Study Results
  (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

April 11, 2006 - "Big kids for the seats" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Too Few Car Seats for America's Obese Kids
  (National Library of Medicine)

April 10, 2006 - "Bigger, not better" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Weight Loss for Life
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

April 7, 2006 - "Bad break on spring break" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: College Drinking - Changing the Culture
  (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

April 6, 2006 - "Caffeine gene" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Genes May Dictate Caffeine's Dangers
  (National Library of Medicine)

April 5, 2006 - "Will diabetes win?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

April 4, 2006 - "Sex and aspirin" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: Know the Facts
  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

April 3, 2006 - "Active parents, active teens, good habits." [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: VERB - It's What You Do
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Penny Gordon-Larsen of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says
  • “The study adds to reasons why teens should be physically active.” [text tip]
  • "It’s better for parents to be physically active with their kids rather than just watching TV.” [text tip]
  • “The study finds kids who are active, especially with their parents, are less likely to be involved in risky behaviors.” [text tip]

March 31, 2006 - "Positive thinking about asthma" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Don't Let Asthma Keep You Out of the Game
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

March 30, 2006 - "Grandpa drinks" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Retired Admissions in Substance Abuse Treatment
  (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)

March 29, 2006 - "Learn from the eagle" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Eagle Books: Stories about Growing Strong and Preventing Diabetes
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

March 28, 2006 - "Folic acid's extra" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Improvement in Stroke Mortality in Canada and the United States, 1990 to 2002
  (National Library of Medicine).

March 27, 2006 - "Kids get a screen shot" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Be a Positive Role Model
  (Alcohol & Drug Information)

March 24, 2006 - "Parents, kids and the tube" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: National Children's Study Workshop – Media Effects on Child Health and Development
  (National Institutes of Health)

March 23, 2006 - "Healthy bones" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Offer Modest Bone Improvements
  (National Institutes of Health)

March 22, 2006 - "Can fish oil fight cancer?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Diet High in Omega-3 Fatty Acids Unlikely to Reduce Risk of Cancer
  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

March 21, 2006 - "Five a day - or more" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Why Fruits and Vegetables
  (US Department of Health and Human Services)

March 20, 2006 - "Passing along the weight" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Obesity Before Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Weight Problems
  (National Institutes of Health)

March 17, 2006 - "Will They Ever Grow Up" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Teenage Brain: A work in progress
  (National Institute of Mental Health)

March 16, 2006 - "Nicotine Teens" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Parents: Nicotine is a Real Threat to Your Kids
  (National Institute of Drug Abuse)

March 15, 2006 - "Drinking in the Ads" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol
  (National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

March 14, 2006 - "Healthy Vets" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: HealthierUS Veterans
  (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

March 13, 2006 - "Real World Weight Loss" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: A Guide to Healthier Eating
  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

March 10, 2006 - "Women and AIDS" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: HIV/AIDS Prevention
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

March 9, 2006 - "The Healing Touch of Exercise" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Exercise for Older Adults
  (National Institute on Aging)

March 8, 2006 - "Brains and Blood Pressure" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Stress Management
  (National Library of Medicine)

March 7, 2006 - "Growing Pains" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: U.S. Surgeon General Gives Tips to Parents of Teenagers
  (U.S. Surgeon General/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

March 6, 2006 - "Drinking and schooling" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Drinking Among Young Adults--Screening, Brief Intervention and Outcome
  (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

March 3, 2006 - "Stretch your back" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Low Back Pain
  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

March 2, 2006 - "Fat and the boomer brain" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Understanding Adult Obesity
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

March 1, 2006 - "Double danger" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Know Stroke. Know the Signs. Act in Time
  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

February 28, 2006 - "The paradoxical walk" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Walking - A Step in the Right Direction
  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

February 27, 2006 - "What's up with low fat?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: News from the Women's Health Initiative: Reducing Total Fat Intake May Have Small Effect on Risk of Breast Cancer, No Effect on Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Heart Disease, or Stroke
  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

February 24, 2006 - "Early warning" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
  (Office of the Surgeon General)

February 23, 2006 - "Rude shock" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Health Status-Adolescents
  (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)

February 22, 2006 - "Kids off the streets" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Obesity and Your Environment, A "Weighty" Subject!
  (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

February 21, 2006 - "Kids, parents and cancer" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PDQ®)
  (National Cancer Institute)

February 20, 2006 - "Exercise in the real world" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Walking Works, The Blue Program for a Healthier America
  (The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports)

February 17, 2006 - "Doing Good with Aspirin" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
  (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)

February 16, 2006 - "Working the Body, Saving the Mind" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: The Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy After 50+
  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

February 15, 2006 - "What Grandma Takes" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Get the Facts – What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

February 14, 2006 - "Surprise Valentine’s Day" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Healthy Valentine
  (Office of Women’s Health)

February 13, 2006 - "For better, for worse" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Healthy Marriage Initiative
  (Administration for Children and Families)

February 10, 2006 - "Smoking and Breast Cancer" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Straight Talk about Tobacco
  (GirlsHealth.gov)

February 9, 2006 - "Breastfeeding Against Diabetes" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Breastfeeding. Best for Baby. Best for Mom.
  (National Women's Health Information Center)

February 8, 2006 - "Care for the Obese" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Checkups, Tests, and Shots: Which Ones You Need and When To Get Them
  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

February 7, 2006 - "Status Check" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day
  (Office of Minority Health)

February 6, 2006 - "Tough Customer" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Workplace Violence
  (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

February 3, 2006 - "Big kid" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition)
  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

February 2, 2006 - "Hows the family?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Heart and Vascular Diseases
  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

February 1, 2006 - "Early problems, young drinkers" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Too Smart To Start Youth
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

January 31, 2006 - "Was it the carbs?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Eat 5 to 9 a Day for Better Health
  (National Cancer Institute)

January 30, 2006 - "Inside fat" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Physical Activity: Energize Your Life!
  (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

January 27, 2006 - "Race, exercise and breast cancer" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Physical Activity and Cancer
  (National Cancer Institute)

January 26, 2006 - "Does fiber help" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Colorectal Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention
  (National Cancer Institute)

January 25, 2006 - "Actively growing older" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: You Can! Steps to Healthier Aging Campaign
  (Administration on Aging)

January 24, 2006 - "Trans. Right there on the label" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label
  (Center For Food Safety And Applied Nutrition)

January 23, 2006 - "More than a grain of salt" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Reducing Salt and Sodium in Your Diet
  (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

January 20, 2006 - "What the kids know" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life
  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

January 19, 2006 - "More than losing weight" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Dietary Guidelines for Americans—Physical Activity
  

January 18, 2006 - "Blood pressure up, thinking down" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Treatment of High Blood Pressure
  (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

January 17, 2006 - "Tooth trouble, heart trouble" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Adult Oral Health
  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

January 16, 2006 - "Actively pregnant" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Common Concerns and Exposures--Exercise
  (Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction)

January 13, 2006 - "Good neighbors, good kids" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Healthy People in Healthy Communities
  (HealthyPeople.gov)

January 12, 2006 - "Kids versus smoke" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Smoking's Impact on Others
  (Smokefree.gov)

January 11, 2006 - "Help for Native vets" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: IHS & VHA Collaborations
  (Indian Health Service)

January 10, 2006 - "Pain and the brain" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Mind-Body Medicine
  (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

January 9, 2006 - "Kids eat out" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Nutrition: Eat a nutritious diet
  (HealthierUS.gov)

January 6, 2006 - "Before the surgeon starts" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Having Surgery?
  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

January 5, 2006 - "Kids taking drugs" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: 2005 Monitoring the Future Survey
  (National Institutes of Health)

January 4, 2006 - "Race, poverty and smoking" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Refresh Yourself! Stop Smoking
  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

January 3, 2006 - "Unfit Youth" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Teen Fitness – The Presidents Challenge
  (The President's Challenge)

January 2, 2006 - "Who needs antibacterial soaps?" [text tip]

• Take the Next Step: Soap
  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)